E-mail a friendMay 17, 2004
Sen. Ted Kennedy and Wade Henderson, Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, help celebrate today's 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Sen. Edward Kennedy
Sen. Edward Kennedy
Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy was one of the Democratic Party's most influential members. Named, in '06, on Time magazine's list of "America's 10 Best Senators," he authored more than 2,500 bills on a wide range of issues, including voting and civil rights, healthcare, labor and education. He chaired the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. Kennedy also wrote a children's book, My Senator and Me, a political history, America Back on Track, and before his passing, a soon-to-be-released memoir, True Compass.
Wade Henderson
Wade Henderson
Attorney Wade Henderson has spent his career as an advocate. Known for his expertise on a wide range of civil rights, civil liberties and human rights issues, he's the Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, the nation's oldest, largest and most diverse civil and human rights coalition. Henderson began his career as a legislative counsel to the ACLU. He also served as the Washington Bureau Director of the NAACP, where he directed the government affairs and national legislative program.